| Baccarat |
: |
The name of the game,A term derived from baccara,
the Italian word for zero. |
| Baccarat
en Banque |
: |
A
variation of chemin de fer, where three hands are
dealt and there are no set rules governing the bank's
play. Also known as baccarat d deux tableaux. |
| Back line (Craps) |
: |
A
term commonly used for the don't pass line. |
| Bad Rack |
: |
A
special file kept by a central credit agency inNevada
listing those gamblers who have dishonored or refused
to pay their gambling debts. |
| Ball
(Roulette) |
: |
The
white plastic ball that is spun counter to the wheel's
spin and which, when landing in a pocket, determines
the payoffs for that spin of the wheel. |
| Banco
(Chemin de Fer) |
: |
The
term used by a player who decides to cover the entire
bank bet. |
| Banco Prime |
: |
The
privilege of the player to the bank's right to cover
the entire bank bet when there is more than one player
calling banco. |
| Bank,
Bank Hand |
: |
The
hand that is dealt to and acts last. |
| Bankroll |
: |
The
stake a player uses to gamble with. |
| Bar, Bar Card
Counters |
: |
A
countermeasure by a casino prohibiting or removing
players who are card counters. |
| Bar the 12 (Craps) |
: |
Barring
the 12 as a winning bet for wrong bettors, making
it merely a standoff. In this way the casino retains
its edge over wrong bettors. Some casinos bar the
2 instead of the 12. |
| Bet |
: |
A
wager, using cash or casino chips, on any gambling
event in a casino. |
| Betting Right
(Craps) |
: |
Betting
that the dice will pass, or win. Betting Wrong (Craps):
Betting against the dice; wagering that they will
not pass. |
| Bettor |
: |
See
Player |
| Big Bertha (Slots) |
: |
An
oversize specialty machine placed in a casino as a
novelty to attract players. |
| Big 6 and Big
8 (Craps) |
: |
A
bet paying even money that either the 6 or 8 will
come up on the dice before a 7 is rolled. |
| Big Six Wheel |
: |
A
side game involving a wheel six feet in diameter containing
fifty-four slots for symbols, which are bet on by
the players. |
| Bills |
: |
An
insider's term for $100 bills. |
| Bird Cage |
: |
Another
term for chuck-a-luck. |
| Blackjack |
: |
The
name of the game.A winning hand consisting of an ace
and a ten-value card, dealt as the original two cardsof
a hand. |
| Blank, Blank
Ticket (Keno) |
: |
A
piece of paper issued by the casino, containing the
numbers 1-80, which the player marks to play keno. |
| Blower (Keno) |
: |
The
device that blows air into the bowl or cage holding
the marked and numbered Ping-Pong balls, mixing them
and forcing twenty of them into the goose. |
| Board (Keno) |
: |
See
Keno Board |
| Box Numbers (Craps) |
: |
See
Place Numbers |
| Box man (Craps) |
: |
A
casino executive who supervises the craps table from
a seated position between two standing dealers |
| Break the Deck
(Blackjack) |
: |
See
Reshuffle |
| Bring Out (Craps) |
: |
A
term used by the stickman exhorting players to make
certain bets in order to have the point come up on
the dice |
| Buck
(Craps) |
: |
See
Disk |
| Burn a Card (Blackjack) |
: |
Taking
away the top card from the deck by the dealer, who
places it unseen either at the bottom of the deck
or in a separate plastic case. |
| Burned Cards
(Baccarat) |
: |
Cards
discarded after the decks have been cut and before
actual play begins. |
| Bust, To Bust
(Blackjack) |
: |
To
hit a hand so that the total goes over 21, making
it a losing hand. |
| Bust Card (Blackjack) |
: |
The
designation of the 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 showing as the
dealer's up card. |
| Bust Hand (Blackjack) |
: |
A
hand totaling from 12 to 16 points, which when hit,
might go over 21. |
| Buy the 4 and
10 (Craps) |
: |
Paying
a 5 percent commission to the house in order to have
the place numbers 4 and 10 pay off at correct odds
of 2-1. |
| Cage |
: |
In keno, a bowl-like device holding the numbered Ping-Pong
balls.In chuck-a-luck, the device holding the dice.See
Cashier's Cage. |
| Caller
(Keno) |
: |
The casino employee
who operates the blower and goose, and who calls out
the numbers selected during the game as each is forced
into the goose. |
| Callman (Baccarat) |
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The dealer who
runs or calls the game. |
| Cancellation
System |
: |
See D'Alembert
System |
| Cancel
Button (Video Poker) |
: |
The
button that enables a player to cancel a previous decision
to hold a particular card before the draw. |
| Card
Counter (Blackjack) |
: |
A player who
keeps track of cards played out so that he can determine
if the remainder of the deck or decks is favorable or
unfavorable for him. |
| Caribbean Stud
Poker |
: |
A form of poker
played against the house, where the player's options
are either to fold or double their bets. |
| Carousel
(Slots) |
: |
The area provided
by the casino for a group of Bally $1 machines. |
| Carre (Roulette) |
: |
The French term
for a corner bet. |
| Cashier's Cage |
: |
The place, usually
in the rear of a casino, where a player may redeem casino
chips for cash or may transact certain credit arrangements,
such as cashing checks. |
| Cash Out Button
(Video Poker) |
: |
By pressing this
button, the player will receive all coins previously
credited to him by the machine. |
| Casino |
: |
The entire area
or space used for gambling.The term for the house, the
entity the gambler plays against when making a wager. |
| Casino Advantage |
: |
The edge the
house has over the player in any game, usually expressed
as a percentage, for example, 5.26 percent. |
| Casino Checks |
: |
The term used
by casino personnel to designate their tokens, which
are more commonly called chips. |
| Casino Chips |
: |
The common term
for tokens issued by the casino in place of money, and
having the equivalent value of cash according to their
denominations. |
| Casino Manager |
: |
The executive
who supervises the entire casino operation. |
| Catches (Keno) |
: |
The numbers chosen
by the player that correspond to those selected by the
operator, and show on the keno board during any particular
game. |
| Center Field
(Craps) |
: |
The stickman's
term for the 9, since it is in the center of the field
bet area. |
| Change Color |
: |
Changing casino
chips into smaller or larger denominations. |
| Change Girl (Boy) |
: |
In slots, the
person who aids players by changing their bills for
coins to play the machines with. |
| Chemin de Fer |
: |
The name of the
European form of baccarat, derived from the French term
for railroad. |
| Chemmy |
: |
The English slang
term for chemin de fer. |
| Chips |
: |
See Casino Chips |
| Chuck-A-Luck |
: |
A casino side
game, rarely played, in which three dice are transferred
at random from one cage to another. |
| Cold Dice (Craps) |
: |
Dice that aren't
passing. |
| Colonne (Roulette) |
: |
The French term
for a column bet. |
| Column Bet (Roulette) |
: |
A wager paying
2-1, whereby a player bets that the next spin of the
wheel will come up on any one of twelve numbers in the
column he's betting on. |
| Combination
Bet (Roulette) |
: |
A bet on more
than one event or on more than one number, using a single
chip |
| Combination Ticket
(Keno) |
: |
A versatile ticket
that combines unequal groups of selected numbers to
form various combinations |
| Come Bet (Craps) |
: |
Betting that
the dice will pass after the come-out roll. |
| Come Box (Craps) |
: |
The area on the
layout where come bets are made. |
| Come Out, Come-Out
Roll (Craps) |
: |
The initial or
first roll of the dice before a point has been established. |
| Commission |
: |
A fee paid to
the casino by the player when making certain bets or
when being paid off on certain bets in various games. |
| Comp |
: |
The expression,
short for complimentary, used in Nevada casinos to designate
free services furnished to gamblers. |
| Conditioning,
Conditions (Keno) |
: |
The ways a bettor
chooses to play his ticket, written as a fraction, such
as 2/4, which translates to two four-spots |
| Corner Bet (Roulette) |
: |
An inside combination
bet with one chip covering four numbers at onetime. |
| Correct Conditioning |
: |
Writing a ticket
to correspond with the exact intentions of a player. |
| Counting Cards
(Blackjack) |
: |
See Card Counter. |
| Cover, Cover
the Bank |
: |
To wager enough
so that the bank bet is entirely faded, or bet against
by one or more players. |
| Craps |
: |
The name of the
game.The roll of a 2, 3 or 12. |
| Craps Out (Craps) |
: |
The roll of a
2, 3 or 12 on the come out. |
| Credit Button
(Video Poker) |
: |
A button that
allows a player to
play out coins credited to him without using his own
coins. |
| Credit Line |
: |
The amount of
credit a player is entitled to at a casino. |
| Credit Manager |
: |
The executive
in charge of the credit department of a casino. |
| Crew (Craps) |
: |
The four dealers
who staff a craps table. |
| Crossroader |
: |
A crook who will
cheat on anything he can, or steal whatever he can lay
his hands on. |
| Croupier (Roulette) |
: |
The house employee
in the European game who operates the roulette table
with other croupiers; also the European term for the
dealer in chemin de fer. |
